About Nicholas Gustavson

Nicholas Gustavson grew up in Southern California and earned a Bachelors in English and Economics from UCLA. Gustavson’s flash fiction story Patterns won an honorable mention in Exposition Review’s inaugural Flash 405 Contest. His short story Tasting Class is the Grand Prize winner of the Easy Reader 45th Anniversary Writing Contest. His entry Montauk Ranch finished third in a Writer's Digest Your Story Contest and will be published in March 2016. Gustavson works as a private investigator and is cofounder of Corra Group, a background screening firm based in Los Angeles. Gustavson lives in Redondo Beach with his wife and children.

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Vote for my entry in Writer’s Digest Your Story Contest

I’m pleased to announce my entry “Montauk Ranch” is a finalist in the latest Writer’s Digest Your Story Contest. The contest is looking for the best opening sentence to a story based on this photo. Please help me out by voting for my entry, either by clicking here and leaving a comment, or emailing “Entry H” to YourStoryContest@fwcommunity.com with “Your Story 69 Vote” in the subject line.

To be fair, please read all the entries. I am up against some tough competition. If you prefer another entry, go ahead and vote for it. I’m impressed by the body count in these entries. Lots of murder, death, adultery, theft and prison going on here.